Biofield therapies: biophysical basis and biological regulations?

Author: Movaffaghi Z, Farsi M.
Affiliation:
Clinical skills Center, Education Development Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Ahmad Abad Street, Ghaem hospital, P.O. Box 91735-345, Mashhad, Iran. movaffaghiz@mums.ac.ir
Conference/Journal: Complement Ther Clin Pract.
Date published: 2009 Feb
Other: Volume ID: 15 , Issue ID: 1 , Pages: 35-7 , Word Count: 54


Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly popular in biomedical health care. One area of alternative medicine, biofield therapies, claims to manipulate individuals \'energy field\' in order to enhance healing and wellbeing. This article reviews some recent studies addressing the characterization of endogenous energy fields and the way they affect the physiologic processes.

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